Melissa Cooke creates large scale drawings made by dusting thin la
yers of graphite onto paper with a dry brush. The softness of the graphite
provides a smooth surface that can be augmented by erasing in details and
textures. No pencils are used in the work\, allowing the surface to glow
without the shine of heavy pencil marks. Illusion dissolves into brush wor
k and the honesty of the material. Cooke traverses a path\, back and forth
\, first to work intimately with the surface and then to see the piece fro
m a distance. This dance with her drawing has become a ritual\, and ultima
tely\, a release.